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John Pombe Joseph Magufuli[2] (29 October 1959 – 17 March 2021) [3] was the fifth president of Tanzania, serving from 2015 until his death in 2021. He served as Minister of Works, Transport and Communications from 2000 to 2005 and 2010 to 2015 and was chairman of the Southern African Development Community from 2019 to 2020. [4][5][6]
On 4 May, President John Magufuli suspended the head of testing at Tanzania's national health laboratory and fired its director after the lab allegedly returned false positive test results. Magufuli said he had deliberately submitted biological samples from a papaya, a quail and a goat to test the laboratory's accuracy; the lab diagnosed these ...
Jamhuri Stadium, Dodoma (state funeral) John Magufuli, the 5th President of Tanzania, died on 17 March 2021 following a prolonged illness. He was the first Tanzanian president to die in office. Prior to his death, rumours speculated that he had contracted COVID-19 following months of denial during the ongoing pandemic.
On 4 May, President John Magufuli suspended the head of testing at Tanzania's national health laboratory and fired its director after accusing the lab of returning false positive test results. Magufuli said he'd deliberately submitted biological samples from a papaya, a quail and a goat to test the laboratory's accuracy; he claimed that the lab ...
In March 2021, 19% of US adults claimed to have been vaccinated while 50% announced plans to get vaccinated. [150][151] A 2022 study found a link between online COVID-19 misinformation and early vaccine hesitancy and refusal. [152] Despite a strong association between vaccine hesitancy and Republican vote share at the US county and state levels ...
Mr Lissu ran for office in 2020, but lost against the late John Magufuli. Ms Samia, who was then the vice-president, became leader in 2021 after Mr Magufuli died while in office.
May 3 – COVID-19 pandemic: Tanzanian President John Magufuli questions coronavirus tests after samples from a goat, a pawpaw, and a sheep tested positive. Tanzania reports 480 cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths. October. October 28 – 2020 Tanzanian general election: Incumbent John Magufuli is re-elected. November
Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid.